Niesthrea dentata Chopra, 1973

Melo, María Cecilia & Henry, Thomas J., 2019, Revision of the New World Scentless Plant Bug Genus Niesthrea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Rhopalidae), with Descriptions of Six New Species and a Key to the Species, Insect Systematics and Diversity 3 (5), No. 9, pp. 1-36 : 11-12

Niesthrea dentata Chopra, 1973

(urn:lsid: Coreoidea .speciesfile.org:TaxonName:452500) ( Figs. 3E and 8A–B )

Niesthrea dentatus [sic] Chopra, 1973: 454 (original description); Göllner-Scheiding, 1983: 53 (catalog); Froeschner, 1989: 611 (list, distribution); Fowles et al., 2015: 621 (list, distribution); CoreoideaSF Team, 2018 (online catalog).

Diagnosis

Niesthrea dentata is disinguished by the slender vertical parameres ( Fig. 8A ) with a large stout, denticle at the base of each, the large, apically broad median lobe, and the apically slender lateral lobe when viewed laterally. The labium extends to abdominal segment II (on Bolivian specimen; holotype imbedded in glue) .

This species is most similar to Niesthrea digna ( Fig. 8A ) in the general shape of the male genitalia. Niesthrea dentata differs in the smooth apically rounded parameres with a roughed area through the middle before the basal spine (versus smooth and concave in N. digna ) and the apically more slender lateral lobe in the lateral aspect (versus broadly round laterally).

Figures

Fig. 3. Adult male habitus images of Niesthrea spp. (A) N. agnes Chopra. (B) N. brevicauda Chopra. (C) N. choprai, sp. nov. (D) N. conicoloba, sp. nov. (E) N. dentata Chopra. (F) N digna Chopra. (G) N. fenestrata (Signoret). (H) N. flava Grillo and Alayo. (I) N. josei Göllner-Scheiding.

Fig. 8. Niesthrea male genitalia.(A–B) N. dentata Chopra:(A) Ventral view.(B) Lateral view.(C–D) Niesthrea digna Chopra:(C)Ventral view.(D) Lateral view.(E–F) N. fenestrata (Signoret): (E) Ventral view. (F) Lateral view. (G–H) N. flava Grillo and Alayo: (G) Ventral view. (H) Lateral view.